Whew, we made it! It has now been slightly over 11 months since I took office as the GRAWA president. During this time, GRAWA has held more events than ever before (due to our dedicated members and board), increased its ...

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Spring is one of my favorite times of year, as it is, a time for development and change. The good weather is finally here in Rochester after a very long winter. As such, we can see the new flowers and ...

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Late last month, it was brought to my attention that March 8 was International Women’s Day and this year’s theme was “Equality for women is progress for all.” International Women’s Day has been observed since the early 1900s. Its inception ...

Tagged with: GRAWA President's Message Melanie S. Wolk

February is American Heart Month and the first Friday of the month is known as “Go Red” For Women Campaign, which concentrates on women’s heart disease. In support of this very important health awareness month, GRAWA held its annual Chocolate ...

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Happy new year, and what a cold new year it has been! I hope that everyone enjoyed their respective holidays and have now made all of their new year’s resolutions. As we start 2014, I know that most of us ...

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As we come to the end of another very busy year, I have had many suggestions on what to write about, ranging from our first female mayor, Lovely Warren, to a large law firm’s memo issued only to female associates ...

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The crispness in the air, the changing of the leaves, the darkness when I awake each morning and the exceedingly overwhelming amount of events on my calendar tell me that it is fall in Rochester. We are all back in ...

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Recently a GRAWA member provided me with an original newspaper article, dated Nov. 24, 1963, indicating that she thought our membership might find it quite interesting and that a certain GRAWA member might appreciate the original for her memoirs. The ...

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Every August I find myself asking, “how did we get here again?” Maybe it’s the fact that I know everyone will be returning from their vacations and work will be picking up again; maybe it’s the fact that I know ...

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The summer of 2013 will go down in the history books as the time where equality, on a federal level, was finally applied to same-sex couples. After a much anticipated decision with great social implications, the country finally witnessed national ...

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As the new GRAWA bar year begins, we look back at our accomplishments over the past year and forward to our new goals for the upcoming year. We remember the successful networking events, committee meetings, awards and continuing legal education ...

Tagged with: GRAWA President's Message Melanie S. Wolk